woman: and, bbc world news. ♪ >> this is "bbc world news america."eporting from washington, i am not a traffic. officials in chinad sai the number of people infectehas top 6000, is the impact of the virus spreads. >> with airlines canceling flights and whole villages cutting themselves off from the outside world, the lonomic cost ely to be severe. >> the question and answer phase of president trump's impeachment trial s impeachment trial gets underway. but all"bbc world news america. the w.h.o says the whole world and is to be alert as thein coronavirus cos to spread. officials will meet on thursday to discuss whether it constitutes a global health emergency. the numb of cases in china has top 6000, which is more than the sars outbreak. prit hasd from china to 15 other countries, including the u.s.. our china correspondent starts or coverage. john: safely outf wuhan a plane ou arriving at a california airbase with over 200 americs on board. earlier, japan got its citizens out, touching down in tokyo. but the brits are still only preparing to leave. h

but all "bbc world news america." the.h.o. ys the whole world and is to be alert as the coronavis continues to spread. officials will meet on thursday to dcuss whether it nstitutes a global health emergency. the number of cases in china has top t 6000, which is mon the sars outbreak. it has spread from china to 15 other countries, including the u.s.. our china correspondent starts or covere. john: safely out of wuhan a wane ou arriving at a california airbah over 200 americans on board. earlier, japan got its citizens out, touching down in tyo. but the brits are still only preparing to leave. his grandmother vera, stuck here on holiday, is running low on medications. how do you feel about going home? >> delightful. >> there is frustration with the u.k. t government. t has been an absolute challenge to be honest. i don't think the governmere ly know what they have been doing. i don't think they have much contact with the chinese authorities as they say because if they hadome i would assume they had been given the same informatio

woman: and now, bbc world news. >> this is "bbc world news." our top stories -- israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says he will seek lerliamentary immunity from prosecution for ged bribery and fraud. iashfires kill at least 8 people in southeast austrhis week and destroyed more than 200 homes. >> that was the bedroom, and that was my anantiques work from my family history. my baby memories from my kids can everything. >> supporters of anba iranian-cked militia in iraq have told from the u.s. embsy aftery a second a violent protest. and pope francis apologizes for slapping a woman's hand pulling him off balance as he was greeting crowds in rome. hello. welcome to "world news." israeli prime minister benjam h netanyahu sawilleek parliamentary immunity from presentation in three tion cases. the allegations have dogged netanyahu as he faces his third election campaign in less than year after failed attempts to form a government. he was indicted in nreember, but thest now good delay the legal proceedings against him for several months. mr. n

bbc news, colombia. and you can see more on this story in our world, colombia: the new cocaine war on bbc world news and weekend at the following times on your screen. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: england are well on top after the second day of the third test against south africa. we'll bring you the latest from our sports centre shortly. this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines: president trump has revealed the team that will defend him in his senate impeachment trial. iran's supreme leader has defended the military over the accidental shooting down of the ukrainian passenger plane. now should social media companies such as facebook, instagram and twitter be forced to hand over their data to researchers, so that they can investigate the impact on children's mental health? well, here in the uk, the royal college of psychiatrists says information on how children use social media and how much time they spend on it should be shared with researchers. they also want the tech companies to pay a tax to fund that research. here's angus crawford. public anger at the tech giants for fa

woman: and now, bbc world news. >> this is "bbc world news."i am lewis vaughan jones. israel's prime minineer benjamin tanyahu says he will seek parliamentary immunity from prosecution for alleged bribery and fraud. australia'sew south wales fire service once people to leave areas on the coast with more dangerous this weekend.recast supporters of iranian-backed militia in iraq have pulled away from the u.s. embassy in baghdad after a second day of violent protests. dozensf endangered animals die -- germa zoo.a gerns to. lewis: welcome to "bbc world news." israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has announced he will se parliamentary immunity from prosecution in three corruption eases. the allegations h dogged mr. netanyahu as he faces is third election campaign in less than f year aftling to form a government. he was indicted in november, but the request could delay to legal proceedings agaiim for several months. mr. netanyahu made his annocement in a live levision address. prime min. netanyahu: i intped to ask theer of the knesset, according to article for, to let m

woman: and now, bbc world news. >> this is "bbc world news." i am lewis vaughan jones. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says he will seek parliamentary immunity from prosecution for alleged bribery and fraud. australia's new south wales fire service once people to leave areas on the coast with more dangerous bushfires forecast this weekend. supporters of iranian-backed militia in iraq have pulled away from the u.s. embassy in baghdad after a second day of violent protests. dozensf endangered animals die in a fire at a germans to. -- german zoo. lewis: welcome to "bbc world news." israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has announced he will seek parliamentary immunity from prosecution in three corruption cases. the allegations have dogged mr. netanyahu as he faces is third election campaign in less than a year after failing to form a government. he was indicted in november, but the request could delay to legal proceedings against him for several months. mr. netanyahu made his announcement in a live television address. prime min. netanyahu: i intend to ask th

woman: and now, bbc world news. laura: this is bbc world news america. reporting fromto washi i am laura trevelyan. lockdo measures in china as the coronavirus.ain >> how do you control the spread of a dangerous virus during the biggest movement of people on the anet? laura: day two of the u.s. nate hearing the case of president trump in the impeachment trial aseocks the idea of trading witnesses. plus, survivors and world leaders marked 75 years since the liberation of the auschwitz death camp. israel sayst i is the largest gathering of its kind. ♪ laura:in for those wat on pbs and around the globe, loing to world news america. two more cities h in chie been put on lockdown as officials try to contain the fast spreading corona virus. 25 million people in the who may province are affectehe corentin province -- by t coronavirus. it has killed 18 people in china and affected more than 500. lockdown comes as millions are on the move. >> this is theom ment a city of 11 million people was effectively shut off. paramilitary pice guarding the station as all dep

woman: and now, bbc world news. this is bbc world news today. day four of donald trump's impeachment trial begins as democrat prosecutors wrap up their case. as china celebrates the lunar new year, a campaign irway to stop the spread of the new virus that has killed 26 anti-american demonstrations take place on the streeal of baghdadng for the expulsion of u.s. forces from iraq. coming up, the u.n. calls for international help for east african countries facing the decades.n andt this is day four of donald trump's impeachment trial. democrat prosecutors argued the president should be removed from office for abuse of power and for instructing congress. they say he has used foreign policy for his own personal political gain. mr. trump has dismissed the trial as boring. u.s. media has reported a recording has emergedf the esident apparently saying he wanted the ambassador to ukraine fid. one of the houses impeachment managers, adam schiff waasked his thoughts before today. >> i don't background to give you a response. plainly, if the president at th

stay with bbc world news. more on our web site bbc.co.uk/news and the news app. on bbc news live to singapore for asia business report. the coronavirus is declared a global health emergency as china struggled to contain the outbreak. could the economic impact be worse than sars? questions remain about where next for the uk global trading relationships after brexit. welcome. we begin with the coronavirus which of the world health organization has declared a global health emergency. data released into the la sele indicates factory activity in china has stalled effectively meaning there was zero growth in factory output. reducing gdp by more than 296. output. reducing gdp by more than 2%. the original forecast was 6%. showing it is having an economic impact on china on a larger scale. we go to hong kong for the latest. this new data from china indicating the virus is already beginning to have an impact? indeed. manufacturing activity in china in the month of january practically flat. it is not a contraction but it is flat, which is not good news. we heard from variou

live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. hello. 1am in london, 9am in the morning here, in singapore, and 2am in geneva, where the coronavirus has been declared a global public emergency by the world health organization. in the last hour, china's national health commission said the death toll from the outbreak in the country rose to 213, with almost 2,000 new cases confirmed. it takes the total number of confirmed cases to almost 10,000. the who said the declaration sent an important signal to the international community. i am declaring a public health emergency of international concern, over the global outbreak of novel coronavirus. the main reason for this declaration is not because of what is happening in china, but because of what is happening in other countries. our greatest concern is the potential for the virus to spread to countries with weaker health systems and which are ill—prepared to deal with it. lets cross over to hong kong and speak with the bbc‘s mariko 0i. we are hearing that the virus is spreading so rapidly now,

woman: and now, bbc world news. laura: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from i washington,m laura trevelyan. spretaliation and se. president trump claims the u.s. has the upper hand in the conflict with iran after tehran fires missiles at american ses. pres. trump: iran appears to be standing down, which is a good thing for all parties concerned r the very good thing world. laura:ra the tc crash in tehran. 176 people are killed when a ukrainian airliner goes akwn just afterff. anian officials say they won't give the black boxes to outside investigators. plus, a roy bombshell. the duke and duchess of sussex an ounce they are stepping backr om regal life. whatext for harry and meghan? laura: for those watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to "world news america." president trump claims iran appears to be backing away from colict with the u.s. can even as iran's supreme leader warns he strikes on u.s. bases in iraq were not enough. mr. trump says o no u.iraqi lives were lost in the attacks last night, but the head of the joint chiefs of sta

woman: and, bbc world news. ." or top stories, president trump defense the killingf iran pas top general, insisting they are not looking for regime change. pres. trump: wet took action l night to stop a war. we do not take action to start a war. es iran's supreme leader vowed revenge on those rnsible for the death of the general. tens of thousands of arabians have takeno the streets -- iranians have taken to theet strein protest. ♪ >> hello, and welcome to the "world news today." the united states has assassinated one of the most powerful men in the east, commander general kasseman solewho was killed by u.s. airsike outside of the airport. the gener have beenlotting to kill americans in the region. iran has threatened severe revenge. revenge -- protest has -- hprotese occurred across the country. >> this was the moment the u.s. maassassinated qasem sol and pushed the middle east into a new year new decade of uncertainty and more danger the pictures came from a tv station controlled by iran. the attack from a missil

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shamaa khalil, bbc news, on the southern coast of new south wales. stay with us on bbc worldve more reaction from the us to the attack on iran's top general the japanese people are in morning, following the death of emperor hirohito. thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it was announced he was dead. good grief, after half a century of delighting fans around the world, charlie brown and the rest of the gang are calling it quits. the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow in spite of protests and violence from some black activist groups. they say international artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rulers are established. teams are trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that oil from the broken tanker would head out to sea. it didn't. the worlds tallest skyscraper opens later today, it's easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc world news today. i'm james reynolds. the latest headlines.

woman: and now, bbc world news. it does not believe it's missiles killed people on a , but it remains unclear. new sanctions against iran, including action against eight senior officials. >> the sresidentd we don't want more. we want iraq to behave like a normal nation. simon the political breakthrough in northern ireland. the authorities agree to a por-sharing administration after years of deadlock. andpr climate chaotests across australia as hot, wiy weather threens to fan a new bushfires. ♪ ♪ mon: hello and welcome to "world news today." iran has once again rejected suggestions one of its missiles brought down a ukrnian passenger jet on wednesday, killing 176 people. the picture remains un we do know the flight took off from a j tehran airport after six eclectic the morning, but two minutes later, data from the flight stuff. the plane c down to the southwest of the capital. 63 of the victims were canadian. h our noerican correspondent reports from toronto. reporter: the sense of utte disbelief now is palpable. elt

woman: and now, bbc world news. laura: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. a state of emergency takes effect ione australian state where bushfires have killedd 18 rced thousands from their homes. >> feels like i'm in the middle of the apocalypse. ini th someone dropped a bomb on us basically. that is what it feels like. laura:ye election- begins with juli castro ending his bid to become the nation's first latino president. his fellow democrats are raising ns of millions. plus, trying to crack down on teenage vaping. the trump administrations ban popular flavors, but the policy is full of loopholes. laura: for those watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to "bbc world news america." a state of emergency has come into effect in the us trillion e st new south wales. the area has en ravaged by the worst bushfires in the country. it allows the cathorities to y out forced evacuations. thousands have been fleeing their homes. our sydney correspondent is in milton town, one of the areas under the evacuation ord

woman: a now, bbc world news. laura: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. impeachment trial is underway in washington. the u.s. senate here's the opening arguments as the prosecution makes the case against president trump. >> the president was the key player in the scheme. everyone is in the loop. he directed the actions of his am. he personally asked a foreign government to investigate his opponent. laura: u.n. investigators linked the saudi crown prince to the hacking jeff bezos's phone, saying it was meant to shut down his newspaper's reporting in cisaudi arabia. in lockdown. chinese officials say that the people of wuhan can't travel as they try to contain the sp vad of a mysteus. 75 years after the liberation of auschwitz, a survivor tells us why it is so important to keep the memory of what happed alive. laura: for those watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome tr "world news a." the u.s. senate has been hearing the opening arguments in the impeachment trial of president trump today. he is c power

announcer: and now, "bbc world news". >> this is bbc world news america reporting from washington to how the link script from the -- management has new calls for impeachment -- trial.eachment bryanssing of kobe his life off the court was not without conoversy, but his gacy is undaunted. ♪ >> plus, turning a place of death io a place of remembrance. a ceremony marking 75 years since its liberation. ♪ >> for those watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to rld news america. democrats have gotten an unexpected boost on a driver witness in the impeachment trial of president trump. media reports republicans were caught off guard after the release of a managent for a book by john bolton. in a leaked copy of his manuscript, the new york times reports that he, referng to continue freezingnted to in security assistance to ukraine until officials helped with investigations into democrats, including the biden spirit that led republican senator mitt romney and someuef his collemay want to hear from ambassador bolton. >> i thinkt is ilyreasingly li that other republicans will join. i think j

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you're watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, tough talk aimed at beijing. why time once reelected president says--taiwan's reelected president says china's leaders must resct the will of herple. laura:e h the united states, fast food is everywhere, atom the road stop with the kids to the quick bithe airport. england's smallest county has been bucking thatburend, with no er king or mcdonald's inside. that is possibly until now. :report the last fortress against the expansion plans of multinational fast-food chains. mcdonald's wants to open on a p ark just outside the town, and the prospect of serving up happy meals here is not to everyone's taste. >> for me it is the only county without a mcdonald's, and that and special about what we do. one, you can dri 15 minutes out of county and then come back and enjoy our little gem and support what we have that is different and unue. reporter: but the drive-through is dividing opinion. >> is a small towns liken' ours 't move with the times, we don't end

this is bbc world news today. our top stories: day four of donald trump's impeachment trial begins— as democrat prosecutors wrap up their case against the president. as china celebrates the lunar new year a massive campaign is underway to try to stop the spread of the new virus that's killed 26. huge anti—american demonstrations take place on the streets of baghdad, calling for the expulsion of us forces from iraq. and coming up the un calls for international help for east african countries facing the biggest locust invasion for decades. hello and welcome to world news today. day four of donald trump's impeachment trial in the us senate has begun. democrat prosecutors argue that the president should be removed from office for abuse of power and for obstructing congress. they say he's used foreign policy for his own personal, political gain. mr trump has dismissed the trial as boring. in the past few hours, us media has reported a recording has emerged of the president apparently saying he wanted the ambassador to u

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this is bbc world news today. our top stories: china orders a ban on organised tour groups, as a deadly new strain of coronavirus continues to spread. the police have told us that you can drive in but we can't drive out, so it seems that this whole province where the corona virus first broke out is now going to be locked down. the fightback begins for president trump — his lawyers set out the case for the defence at his impeachment trial. they are asking you to do something that no senate has ever done. and they are asking you to do it with no evidence. pulled alive from the rubble — but the search for survivors continues, after a powerful earthquake in turkey. and — after five months in the dark kashmir gets limited internet but there's still no access to social media. hello and welcome to world news today. china's president, xijinping, has said the new corona virus is accelerating its spread, putting the country in a "grave situation". his comments came as officials in beijing confirmed the number of people know

that's all for now, stay with bbc world news. hello there.me heavier rain for central and eastern england earlier on, but that's continuing to push away, together with that weather front. before this one arrives in from the atlantic, that ridge of high pressure means skies are clearing. it will be chilly start to friday, noticeably colder than we've seen for a while across much of england and wales, with a frost more likely further north. but some sunshine to start the day. one or two early showers in western parts of wales, into western scotland, maybe into east anglia, but those won't last long, and we'll see plenty of sunshine. it will tend to cloud over more in the north—west as the winds pick up through the day, that rain holding off until hopefully after dark. ahead of that 6—9 degrees — cooler than of late in southern england and wales — but a pleasant day in the sunshine. as we head into the night, we see that weather front making further inroads into scotland and northern ireland, bringing with it some outbreaks of rain. at the same

this is bbc world news today. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: anti—government protests in tehran after the government admits accidentally shooting down a ukrainian passenger jet. 57 canadians died in the crash. prime minister trudeau demands a full and complete investigation. canada and the world still have many questions, questions that must be answered. in the wake of harry and meghan‘s decision to step back from their roles in the family, the queen and other senior royals will meet to discuss the situation at sandringham on monday. taiwan's president comfortably wins re—election and calls on china to abandon its threat to take back the island by force. and coming up: in football, liverpool extend their lead at the top of the english premier league. we'll have all the latest from the bbc sport centre. hello and welcome to world news today. after days of denial, iran has admitted it did shoot down a ukrainian passenger plane that crashed near tehran on wednesday. it follows evidence collected by the ukr

this is bbc world news today. top stories: thousands in iraq pay their respects to the top iranian general qassem soleimani killed on friday by a us airstrike in baghdad. this is the scene live in najaf. australia's raging bushfires are now so strong and so hot they are creating their own weather systems, making them even harder to control. and china sacks its official in charge of relations with hong kong six months after the start of the anti—beijing protests. hello and welcome to world news today. the iraqi military has confirmed that several rockets have landed in baghdad near the us embassy and at the balad airbase north of the capital. the base houses us forces and the baghdad attacks targeted the area around the us embassy in the green zone and the neighbouring district of jadriya. no group has said it carried out the strikes, but iranian—backed militias have mounted similar attacks recently. the news comes as tens of thousands of people have packed the streets of baghdad for the funeral of iran's general,

bbc news. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come...against newcastle in the premier league. the most ambitious financial and political change has got under way with the introduction of the euro. tomorrow in holland we will use money we picked up in belgium, and then in france it is the same money, it has got to be the way to go. george harrison, a former member of the beatles, is recovering after being stabbed at his home. he has good? fantastic! this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines: israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has said he'll seek parliamentary immunity from prosecution for alleged bribery and fraud. bushfires have killed at least eight people in south—eastern australia and destroyed more than 200 homes. it's been a busy day in the premier league, there's still one match under way, but we've had eight results. leicester won 3—0 away at newcastle. ayoze perez and james maddison scored in the first half, and hamza choudhary added a late third that keeps the foxes in second place behind the leaders, liverpoo

i'm kasia madera with bbc world news. n 1,700 new cases reported. this the world health organisation has called for concerted international action to stop the spread of coronavirus. the world indoor athletics championships, due to be held in the chinese city of nanjing, have been postponed for a year. senators in washington have begun two days of questionning in donald trump's impeachment trial, as the president and his allies have accused the former national security advisorjohn bolton of betrayal. and on our website, there's more on the moment the european parliament ratified britian's brexit agreement. some meps burst into a rendition of auld lang syne following the vote. it was the final hurdle before the uk leaves the eu on friday. that's all. stay with bbc world news.

stay with bbc world news.umber of rainbows through the afternoon. things will change radically. the start of the week, very windy and very wet indeed. the weather coming in from the west south—west. it will not seem like that to start the new day on monday. not many of you scraping the windscreen. temperatures 1— six but the reason for the change, very deep area of low pressure. around 940 kilo bytes area of low pressure. around 940 kilobytes which is deep in debt and that means a lot of wind and that is the first thing you will notice about monday and increasingly for the day at west, northern ireland and was the northern side of scotland. very wet weather indeed. bit time before we see the wet weather over the east. 10 degrees but it is the strength of the wind we concentrate on. 65 mph through the irish sea. increasing to 70. look at this, before the day is done, we could record 85 miles per hour and that would be hugely disruptive to travel plans and it is a sort of day when you might lose the power if a t

i'm nuala mcgovern with bbc world news. face of raging bushfires. dangerous weather conditions are expected to return at the weekend, raising the risk of new fires. the australian navy is beginning the evacuation of more than eight—hundred people from the town of mallacoota in victoria, which has been almost encircled by wildfires. at least 26 people have died and tens of thousands have been evacuated in the indonesian capital jakarta after flooding following the most intense rainful in 2a years. and this video is trending on bbc.com — western norway is experiencing a rare heatwave at a time when temperatures normally stay well below freezing. record after record has fallen, with the highest temperature of nineteen degrees, more than 25 above january's average. that's all. stay with bbc world news.

woman: and now, bbc world news. jane: this is "bbc world news amica." reporting from washington, i am jane o'brien. crowds on the seets of iran chant "death to america" as the funeral of qasem soleani takes place. >> a strong desire to get even, to get revenge, is what these iraqis and the leaders of iran do next. jane: btling the blaze is in australia. on the front line with ryfirefighters risking eveing to contain the deadly fires. and hobbng his way into court, disgraced movie producer harvey weinstein faces charges of rapen sexual assault, and not just in new york. for those watching on p and around the globe, welcome to "world news america." the sense of grief and anger has been palpable on the streets of tehranollowing the killing of customs of the money. washington is waiting -- telling of hassan solomonic. washington is waiting for next counterattack, but president trump said that any ation by iran would be m with a forceful response that might be disproportionate. jeremy bowen is in iras and he sent tport. jeremy: tehran's avenues were jammed w

woman: and n, bbc world news. >> this abbc world news america reporting from washington. china locks down 3 tmillion peopstop the coronavirus spreading. a second case confirmed in the united states. democrats finish opening arguments inhe impeachment trial as his lawyers awaited their turn. ♪ laura: i head of the grammy awards, we take a look at country music's comp last -- x relationship with race. ♪ laura: for tsealking around the globe, welcome to world news erica. a second case of the coronavirus habeen discovered in the u.s. while in china, officials are limiting the travel ofmi 30 5 ion people to try to contain the spread. the outbreak killed 41 people in china and infected 800. there are two cases in france. reporter: 10 days from now, will be a new hospital. the pace of building, a sign of how seriously china is taking the threat from the coronavirus. the p -- the prefabricated building will have 1000 beds. it is urgently needed because hospitals are overwhelmed with potetial cases. symptoms include cough, fever, and breathi problems. a dozen cities have been quar

this is bbc world news today. our top stories: iran announces it will roll back its commitments from the nuclear deal even further following the us attack that killed general qasem soleimani in baghdad. in iran, thousands of people attend funeral ceremonies throughout the country for the assasinated general. as australians assess the damage, the country's prime minister warns the bushfire emergency could last for months. and coming up, a good—bye to "the pope of beaujolais". we raise a glass to the wine merchant georges duboeuf, who has died at the age of 86. hello and welcome to world news today. iran has announced it is rolling back its commitments under the landmark nuclear deal following the assasination of the iranian general qasem soleimani by the us in baghdad on friday. in a statement, tehran said it would remove all limits on uranium enrichment, but those steps could be reversed if washington lifted its sanctions on tehran. it comes as soleimani's remains have been returned to iran with great ceremony. th

woman: and now, bbc world news. nada: this is "bbc world news america. reporting from washington, i am nada tawfik. >>t is so sad. nada: scenes of grief in canada as loved ones mourn those lost in the ukrainian plane disaster. iran denies responsibility. the u.s. isaslapping new tions on iran and that vital sections of the economy and top leaders. sec. pompeo: we want iran teasingly behave like a normal nation. we believe the sanctions further that stratic objecti. nada: i'm preparing to leave their homes, the residents of a town in australia find they are in the path of a huge fire as the country's crisis continues. nada:g for those watch on pbs and around the globe, welcome to s america." iranian officilys have vigoroenied that their forces shot down a ukrainian passenger plane earlier this week. western intelligence officials say they believe iran did shoot down the plane even if by accident. all 176 people onwhoard perished the boeing jet crashed outside tehran. dozens of passengers were from canada, and loved ones have been holding vigils to remembe

woman: and now, bbc world news. jane: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from i washingt'm jane o'brien. president warns iran against retaliion. he says qasem soleimani deserved to die. pres. trump: he has been called a monster and he was a monster, and he is no longer a mster, he is dead. that is a good thing for a lot of countries. jane: more than 50 people were killed in a stampede as mourners gathered for soleimani's burial for the the country's foreign minister says america will pay for his assassination. taking stockf the devastation in australia. officials say thousands of homes have been deirroyed as ravaged the country. and the medical benefits of marathons. how training for the long ru can help the heart. but what about the rest of the body? jane: for those watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to "world news america." at least 50 people have been killed and more than 200 injured in a crash in iran as huge numbers ofe peotended the burial of qasem soleimani. e neral was postponed for several hours. tonight the u.s. insisted that

new virus. the world's most populous country is taking no chances. fergus walsh, bbc news. laa: for more on the story, i spoke earlier with johnny and funk --zhaoyin feng, a reporter for the bbc's chinese service. how worried with chinese officials be to close down public transport in wuhan? zhaoyin: i was a pretty worried. this is unprecedented. in 200during the sars outbreak, the chinese government did closechls and hospitals, but not the entire city, i don't recall that. at the same time disposestvery tricky qns to the government could how do you control the virus spreading, at the same time not to isola the people in the heart of the outbreak in wuhan city? how can we make sure they can reach out r help and how can we make sure that external support can reach wuhan? hin the coming frs we may expect to hear more from the chinese government regarding additional measures. laura: and what is this going to mean for pple who were about to be on the move to celebrate the lunar new year? zhaoyin: yeah, so lunar new year saturday, and this is the time that millions of people tra

stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: the government has defended its decision to support the struggling regional airline flybe after coming in for severe criticism from competitors and environmentalists. you'll find lots more on our website bbc.co.uk/news and the bbc news app. now live to singapore for asia business report with mariko. trade war trues. the us and china signed an initial deal, but is this what businesses want? —— truce. $1 billion from bezos. the head of amazon offers an olive branch to small businesses in india competing against his platform. good morning and welcome to asia business report, live from singapore with me, mariko oi. let's begin with the trade war, because after almost two years of multiple rounds of ta riffs two years of multiple rounds of tariffs and negotiation, the us and china have finally reached an interim truce. the chinese vice president, premier and us president donald trump signed a so—called phase one trade deal in washington but the bbc‘s asia busin

you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonig's program, in russia, a new prime minister is in place onla day after the entire cabinet resign. comes after president pin changes, bueeping what is the grand plan? laura: tumbleweed, that is what the of an antique secondhand bookshop in southern tweeted in desperation this week. he had not sold about l day, so he needed help and he got it as his tweet when a viable orders came in from all over the world. duncan kennedy explains the al about that tweet about tumbleweed. duncan: once upon a time there was an old bookshop, but thiss it a fairytale. it really exists. last tuesday there were no customers,. not one which led the shop to put out this forlorn tweet. it read, "tumbleweed. not a zero book sold today. ze pounds. this may be the first time ever." the message was spotted by best selling author neilamgaimain, retreated it. the orders came flooding in. >> on distant -- spend 10 a guy from california wants to donate $50 to it is just the ve of books they become

i'm kasia madera with bbc world news. e experts confirmed that a new virus that emerged in the city of wuhan can pass from human to human. the outbreak has now spread to more cities in china and the wider region, with more than 200 cases confirmed. meng wanzhou, a top huawei executive, has appeared in court to fight an attempt to extradite her from canada to the us. she's wanted there on charges including fraud and breaching sanctions against iran. and video from a part of the new south wales coastline is doing well on our website. it's glowing bright blue in a natural phenomenon caused by algae. they light up when they're disturbed, creating this beautiful effect. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: the cost of high speed rail link

u e watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program -- >> when you bring me out, can you introduce me as joker? laura: "joker" leads the pack for oscar gold, but once again there is drama on screen as female directors areassed over-- off screen as female directors are passedr ovefor the nominations. officials in the philippines are warning that a hazardous eruption of toxic gas may be minent from the country's volcano which has been spewing columns of ash into the sky. more than 8000 people have been evacuated from the area surrounding the volcano,d aro 70 kilometers south of the capital, manila. one province has declared a state of calamity. howard johnson reports. howard: organic lightning, a-- all caps lightning -- volcanic lightning, a spectacular event. the warning means a has a disrupti could occur within hours or days. today, thick black ash billowed out of volcano as scientists confmed it had begun to spew lava. a steady flow of local residents left a 14-kilometer exclusion zone. at a petrol s

woman: and now, bbc world news. nuala: thick smoke darkens the skies as australia's bushfires push thousands of people to seek refuge on the coast. greece and lebanon are the latest countries to welcome in the new decade with celebrations in athens and beirut. nuala: hello, you are very welcom to "bbc world news." we have been seeing in thnew year following celebrations all around the world. let's bring in live pictures from athens. it just turned midnight, as you can see in the greek capital. fireworks over the acropolis. a concert is taking place in one of the main squares of athens. the old and theew side-by-side. side-by-side. nuala: the acropolis is always a fantastic sight on that hill. really quite something to see it as it ushers in a new decade and a new year for the greek people in athens that are watching it at the moment. right, let's cross over from athens and move to beirut, to lebanon. there is a big party that is taking place, as you can see here. some of thsmoke and the flares, really more like a da